Shloka 71

Vidura-nīti: Atithi-dharma, Trust, Counsel-Secrecy, and Traits of Sustainable Rule

Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 38

Devanagari script

न तत्‌ परस्य संदध्यात्‌ प्रतिकूल यदात्मन: । संग्रहेणैष धर्म: स्थात्‌ कामादन्य: प्रवर्तते,जो अपने प्रतिकूल जान पड़े, उसे दूसरोंके प्रति भी न करे। थोड़ेमें धर्मका यही स्वरूप है। इसके विपरीत जिसमें कामनासे प्रवृत्ति होती है, वह तो अधर्म है

Transliteration

na tat parasya sandadhyāt pratikūla yad ātmanaḥ | saṅgraheṇaiṣa dharmaḥ syāt kāmād anyaḥ pravartate ||

Translation

毗度罗说：“凡自知于己不利、与己相违之事，亦不可施于他人。简而言之，此即达摩之定义。若行为出于欲（kāma）而违背此理，便是非达摩（adharma）。”

Word by Word

nanot

tatthat (act/thing)

parasyaof another (person)

saṃdadhyātshould do/should apply/should inflict

pratikūlamunfavorable, adverse

yatwhich/whatever

ātmanaḥof oneself

saṃgraheṇain brief, by summary

eṣaḥthis

dharmaḥdharma, righteous conduct

sthātshould be/should stand (as)

kāmātfrom desire, due to desire

anyaḥanother, different (one)

pravartateacts, proceeds, is engaged

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vidura

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes